Cigalon (Holborn)

• You don't know what you are talking about
• A prospect I was rather excited about because I'm always into a wine paired with each course and the restaurant is from the same family as Club Gascon
• The atmosphere was buzzing from City workers unwinding from their days
• We were seated swiftly and presented with the menu to peruse artichoke and grape salad
• Everything was pleasant but it just seemed a little plain and inconsistent
• My favourite course was probably the mullet which was well cooked and well paired with the caponata
• The crushed figs were definitely not my cup of tea
• What we really felt disappointed about was the whole wine matching experience the sommelier came and described the first two wines together
• The other two were ably presented by the wait staff but there was very little discussion about why the wines were chosen for the food
• Later assured me that they were having a bit of an off night due to staffing issues
• I guess one redeeming feature is how friendly on the wallet the meal is
• I would rule out visiting again and trying another wine dinner to see if it really was an off night
• My father never quite came to terms with the compromise
• Though my mother seemed to have a masochistic delight in the canvas tent which was our home for a couple of weeks each summer
• The Loire Valley was particularly memorable
• Because as we drove into Angers the car was stopped and we were all handed small plastic cups of what I suspect was Cré

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